Rank
361of 3,144
Jack, Texas
Score 7.09 / 10· population 8,875
About 8,900 people live in Jack, Texas. It ranks #361 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% of counties. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President9.1
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax5.8
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes7.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy4.6
- Government employees6.5
- Single-parent households3.0